Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22,253, Fredrick Frost, Mass.

SERVICE
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Frost, Fredrick or Frederick
S. 22.253
CONTENTS

N o 9.361 Vermont
Frederick Frost
of Addison Co. in the State of Vermont who was 1 st Lt. Capt. in the Company commanded by Ensign Park of the Reg't. commanded by Col. Simonds in the Massachusetts Troops for 2 months 14 days Priv. $8.13 " " 15 " Capt. 31.13 $39.26
Entered on the Roll of Vermont at the rate of 39 Dollars 26 Cents per annum, to commence on the 5th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of May 1833 and sent to Hon. W. Blade Middlebury, Vt.
Annuity to the 5th of March 1833 78.52 Pension allowance ending 1 st Sept. 1833 19.63
$98.15
{ Revolutionary Annuity } { Act June 7, 1832 }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk, Book E. Vol. 3 Page 64

State of Vermont } On this 14 th day of July 1832 Addison County ss } Personally appeared before the Judge of the County Court, in open Court, Frederick Frost, resident in Brattleboro in said County, who has resided in said Addison County for forty five years last past, aged seventy seven years, & upwards; that  and he was born in Springfield State of Massachusetts; who first being duly sworn, cloth, on oath, make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress passed 7 th June 1832, That in the month of October in the year 1774 he enlisted, as a minute man, at Westfield in Mas- sachusetts, under Capt. Wareham Parkes - and in the Spring of 1775 on the alarm of Lexington beath, he repaired to Cambridge near Boston, and on or about the first of May 1775 he joined a company commanded by Capt. Porter, at said Cambridge, and continued to serve in that company in and about S d Cambridge against the common enemy, for the term of four  two months and then returned home -
And again in the fall, and he thinks in October, in the year 1776, he enlisted in Washington in the State of Massachusetts, under Capt. Watkins and marched to Albany, & there passed muster, which S d term of enlistment was six months - and which said enlistment he served out, at Ticonderoga, in Capt. Watkins company, & in Col. Samuel's Regiment, and was discharged in April 1777 at Ticonderoga, but had no writ- ten discharge - and returned home - and very soon after his return as last mentioned, in the month of May or June 1777, he went as a volunteer to Fort

Fort Edward, and continued in service about two months, so half in the militia service, and was attached to general Nixon's Brigade -
And in August in the year 1777 he performed a tour of service in the Berkshire militia, and was engaged in Burington Battle , this tour of service continued about two weeks - & done in a company commanded by Capt. Absalom
Blair -
That he is now, & always has been a citizen of the United States - That he receives no pension, nor claims any except the present - and is not on any roll of agency in any state - Geraldick Frost
Sworn and subscribed in open court The day and year above written
E. D. Barber Clerk
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolu- tionary soldier aged served as he states; and the court also certify that, from personal acquaintance with Samuel In- graham, whose affidavit is herewith transmitted, they consider him a person of veracity and entitled to credit.
Edward D. Barber Clerk

Revolution
22 253 INVALID.
Alvin
File No. 22 253
Frederick May
English Rev War
Act: June 7 th 83
Index:—Vol. 9 , Page 121
[Arrangement of 1870.]

STATE OF VERMONT, Addison County ss. }
I, EDWARD D. BARBER, Clerk of the County Court for the County of Addison, do hereby certify that the annexed documents contain the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Adine Frost for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this 13 th day of July A. D.
1832
Edward D. Barber Clerk

I Samuel Ingraham of Cornwall in the County of Addison & State of Vermont, aged seventy eight years, do testify & say, that I have been acquainted with Frederic Frost of Bridport in said County, ever since the year 1775. and know that the said Frederic Frost performed service in the American Army at Cambridge near Boston, in the Spring of the year 1775, I was there & saw him in said service, but do not recollect how long he served.
And I also know that he performed a tour of service, at Fort Edward in the year 1777, of two months or more, I was there in the same service two months, and left him there in service, when I left it to return home.
And I further say, that the said Frederic Frost, was reputed to have enlisted, in the year 1776, for the term of six months, and it was then understood that he served out his said enlistment at P'keepsie, I know that he was absent, at that time, and I have always understood & believe, that he did enlist, and serve as, & for the term, after said -
And I also know that the said Frederic Frost, performed a tour of service in the Militia, in August 1777, at Bennington, and was in Bennington battle, and last mentioned service, continued about two weeks. I was with him in the last mentioned service.
Samuel Ingraham
Sworn and Subscribed in open Court the 4th day of July A D 1832
C. D. Barber Clerk

State of Vermont Addison County ss
On this 17 Jany 1833
Personally appeared, before me the undersigned, a Justice of the peace, within & for said County, Frederick Frost, who made the foregoing declaration in order to obtain a pension - and in addition to a commitment of his said former declaration, who being duly sworn, deponeth & saith that by reason of old age, (being 78 years of age, lacking 20 days) and consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to his best recollection he served not less than the period mentioned below - and in the following grades -
In the year 1775, two months as a private at Cambridge, near Boston -
In the year 1776-7, six months, served as a corporal, at Ticonderoga,
In the year 1777, he did service two & a half months, under Capt. Sloan, in the militia service, as a corporal attached to Genl. Nixon's brigade, And in the same year 1777, he did two weeks service in the Berkshire Militia - at Ben- nington, and was engaged in Bennington battle - in August of that year -
That the whole period of his said services was not less than eleven months -
Frederick Frost
Samuel Ingraham A Justice of the Peace
Sworn & subscribed
This 17 Jany 1833
Fore Joel Doolittle Justice Peace
State of Vermont ss. Samuel Swift, Clerk of the County Addison County ss. Court for said County of Addison do hereby testify, that the above named Joel Doolittle on the 17th day of January 1833, was a Justice of the peace for said County, and his name above written is his own signature. - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court this 16th day of February 1833. Saml. Swift. -

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Declaration of Fiduciary Trust

State of Vermont Addison County ss
On this 20 th day of April 1833, personally appeared before the undersigned, a justice of the peace in & for said County, Theodore Trust who made the foregoing Declaration and further declares on oath that he has made every effort in his power to find a survivor of either of the terms of service mentioned in his Declaration; but can find none - and particularly, that having learned that Nathan Shaw, who served with him during his six months service at Teronderoga, probably resided in Schuon in the State of N. York he has sent a messenger, Isaac Trust, for the purpose of procuring the testimony of said Shaw, and that said messenger informs him that said Shaw has been dead two years. - and he further testifies & declares that he knows of no person living, who has has any knowledge of either of his terms of service - excepting the said Sam l Ingraham, who has testified. Isaac Trust
Sworn & Subscribed This 20 th day of April 1833 Before Joel Doolittle justice peace
I certify that the above named Joel Doolittle is, at this time an acting magistrate within the County of Addison Co. William Slade M.P. April 20. 1833

Dear Frosty Affidavit

State of Vermont Addison ss.
On this 20 th day of April 1833 personally appeared before the undersigned, a Justice of the peace in Her said County, Isaac Frost of Bridgeport in said County, and on oath says that he has just returned from a journey into the State of N York, made at the request of Frederick Frost of said Bridgeport, applicant for a pension, for the purpose of obtaining the testimony of Luther Shaw to the service of said Frederick, - the Revolutionary war, and that he learned on arriving at the latter residence of said Shaw, that he had been dead about two years - Hence he says not. Isaac Frost
Sworn & subscribed
This 20 th day of April 1833
Before Joel Doolittle Justice Peace And I certify that the above witness Isaac Frost is a person well known to me, and that he is a credible witness - Joel Doolittle Justice Peace
I certify that the above named Joel Doolittle is an acting magistrate within & for the County of Addison April 20. 1833 William Steele M.C.

Samuel Ingraham Affidavit. -
Case of Frederick Frost

State of Vermont Addison County ss
On this 20 th day of April 1833, Personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the peace in & for said County of Addison, Samuel Ingraham, and on oath says, in addition to and explanation of, his former affidavit, taken on the 4 th day of July 1832 in the case of Judich Frost, applicant for a pension, that he resided in the year 1776, within about one mile from said Frost, in the Town of Washington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and knew that said Frost enlisted to go into the United States service sometime in the of the year he thinks late in the fall, after the snow had fallen, and that he started from home for the purpose of going to Tiendoyga in said service - that during the following winter he unusually heard that said Frost was in the service at Tiendoyga, that said Frost returned home sometime in the following spring, he thinks when the roads had become quite muddy - and that he saw said Frost immediately

after his said return, and understood and believed that he had been in the United States since at Terdonago, during his absence. and further says not. Samuel Ingraham
Sworn & subscribed
before me Joel Doolittle Justice peace
And I certify that I am well acquainted with the above Samuel Ingraham, and that he is a credible witness
Joel Doolittle Justice peace
I hereby certify that the above named Joel Doolittle is an acting magistrate in for the County of Addison. William Slade M.L.
April 29. 1833.

Certificate of Rev. Dana Lamb.
To whom it may concern they where U.S.A.

Bridport April 23 d 1893
To whom it may concern. My belief in respect to the age of Mr. Jos. Elvie Frost in relation to his revolutionary service. is requested.
In relation to both of these points. I can only state only what he tells me. That he was seventy- eight years of age last February & that he served in the revolutionary war. I state this without any doubt of its correctness from the character of Mr. Frost as a man of veracity. I speak from the knowledge I gain from him principally, because I am not very particularly acquainted with Mr. Frost, for he lives in a remote corner of my parish. I only know his general character & that he is a member of the church of which I am pastor & have been more than two years. So far as I know his character as a christian stands fair.
Dana Ladd. Pastor of Gen. Ch. Ch. Bridport

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Corr. Mr. 8 : 15 - $ 31-13 Pro. 2 : 14 8.13 $ 39 26
Hon. W. Slade, Middlebury VT.

Middlebury, Vermont, May 4. 1833
J. L. Edwards Esq.
Dear Sir
By request of Mr. Frederick Frost, whose pension papers have been returned for additional testimony, I herewith transmit his papers with additional testimony; and request that you will act on them candidly, and if a certificate is granted, send it to me.
Mr. Frost's character for truth is unimpeached, and unimpeachable.
The Pastor of the Church of which he is a member, died about two or three years ago. He has promised the certificate of the present clergymen.
I am, respectfully
Your obedient servant
William Slade